西方节日指西方国家一年中的节日。包括圣诞节、万圣节等。
相关词汇
Bastille Day (法国)国庆日
Bull-running Fiesta (西班牙)奔牛节
Constitution Day (挪威)宪法日
Flag Day (美国)国旗日
Independence Day (美国)独立日
Jewish adj. 犹太人的
march v. 前进
Memorial Day (美国)阵亡将士纪念日
Norway n. 挪威
parade n. 游行，行进
respect n. 敬意
reveler n 狂欢者，欢宴者
revolution n. 革命
Saint Lucia's Day (瑞典)圣露西亚节
Shavuot n. 五旬节
soldier n. 士兵
St. Patrick's Day 圣帕特里克节
storm v. 攻占，猛攻
tradition n. 传统
wreath n. 花环
情景对话:
A: Jingjing, how many western festivals do you know?
B: Not many, I guess. I know Christmas, Easter, Shavuot,and St. Patrick's Day.
A: I know St. Patrick's Day has its Irish origins, but what's Shavuot?
B: Oh, Shavuot is a Jewish holiday celebrating the harvest season.
A: Then it's somewhat like Thanksgiving day, which also celebrates harvest. Besides the festivals you've mentioned, I know some more, for example, Bastille Day,Constitution Day, Memorial Day and Flag Day.
B: Right. These also count. Well, both Memorial Day and Flag Day are American holidays.
A: Yeah, Memorial Day is celebrated to pay respect to soldiers who sacrificed in wars.
B: People will place flowers and wreaths on the graves of those deceased soldiers, won't they?
A: I think so.
B: How about Bastille Day?
A: It's a national holiday in France. It's very much like Independence Day in U.S.
B: I get it.
参考译文:
A:品品，你知道多少西方国家的节日?
B:不多吧，我知道的有圣诞节、复活节、五旬节和圣帕特里克节。
A:我知道圣帕特里克节起源自爱尔兰，但五旬节是怎么样的呢?
B:哦，五旬节是犹太人庆祝丰收季节的节日。
A:那么它和感恩节有点类似了，感恩节也是庆祝丰收的。嗯，除了你讲的这些节日以外，我还知道一些，比方像法国的国庆日、挪威的宪法日、美国的阵亡将士纪念日和国旗日。
B:对啊。这些也是西方的节日。阵亡将士纪念日和国旗日都是美国的节日。
A:是的，阵亡将士纪念日是人们用来向战争中阵亡军人表达敬意的节日。
B:人们会在那些阵亡将士的墓地摆放鲜花、敬献花环吧?
A:我想会的。
B:法国的国庆日是怎么样的?
A:这是法国举国庆祝的一个日子，与美国的独立日非常类似。
B:我明白了。
